Indian diplomat threatened my mother, says Jadhav in new video.Pakistan on Thursday released a fresh video of convicted Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav that shows him accusing an Indian diplomat of ‘shouting and yelling’ at his mother after their meeting in Islamabad last month.
The video released by the Foreign Office appears to be recorded soon after Jadhav’s 40-minute interaction with his mother and wife on December 25.
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In case of US action, Pakistan is ready: DG ISPR.Amid reports that the Trump administration may approve more drastic measures to punish Islamabad for its alleged support to certain militant groups, the army on Wednesday said Pakistan would respond to any US action in line with the aspirations of the people.
“In case of [a] US action against Pakistan, it will be responded to [in line with] the aspirations of the people of Pakistan,” said the I...

Have us audited by a US firm, Asif responds to Trump's $33bn claim.A day after US President Donald Trump accused Pakistan of doing nothing in return for a $33 billion in military and civilian aid, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has asked the former to hire an audit firm of his choice to verify the claims.
“Pres Trump quoted figure of $33billion given to Pakistan over [the] last 15 years,” Asif tweeted on Tuesday.
“He [Trump] can hire a US based audit firm on...

Pakistan summons US ambassador over Trump tweet, registers protest.The Pakistan Foreign Office summoned US Ambassador David Hale on Monday night and lodged its protest against US President Donald Trump’s tweet wherein he accused Pakistan of “lies and deceit”, Express News reported.
The US Embassy confirmed that Ambassador Hale was summoned by the Foreign Office at 9pm.
Sources said Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua sought an explanation from the ambassador o...

Bahria Town hosts grand celebrations in three cities.Bahria Town welcomed 2018 with epic fireworks simultaneously in three cities – Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. These grand New Year celebrations were attended by hundreds of thousands of people, a press handout issued by the Bahria Town administration stated on Sunday.
The spectacular celebrations were organised in Karachi at Pakistan’s tallest 62-storey structure Bahria Icon at Shahrah-e-Firdou...

Pakistan strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Kabul.A suicide attack on an office of the Afghan Voice news agency and a neighboring Shia cultural centre in the capital Kabul killed dozens on Thursday, officials and witnesses said, with many of the victims students attending a conference.
Interior Ministry deputy spokesperson Nasrat Rahimi said at least 40 people had been killed and 30 wounded in the blast, the latest in a series to have hit medi...

Rs54b spent on constituency development schemes.Amid concerns about pre-poll rigging, the PML-N government has doled out Rs54 billion to parliamentarians for development spending during past six months alone, taking the total discretionary spending to a whopping Rs130 billion in about three years.
Documents of the Planning and Development Ministry show that more than 90% of the funds were spent in Punjab, which will be the battlefield to win...

Kulbhushan Jadhav thanks Pakistan for letting him meet his family.Convicted Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav thanked Pakistan on Monday for allowing a meeting with his wife and mother.
In a third time confession, Jadhav said that he was working for India as a Research and Wing Analysis (RAW) agent.
“I entered Pakistan two years ago from Iran and was apprehended by Pakistani security officials in Balochistan. The attitude of Pakistanis has always been respectfu...

Tharparkar set to become Pakistan’s energy capital: Iqbal.Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, who also holds the portfolio of Federal Planning and Development Ministry, has envisioned Tharparkar district of Sindh as the energy capital of Pakistan.
“The foundations for making the desert region [of Therparkar] an energy hub has been laid,” Iqbal said on Friday while briefing the media in Tharparkar after a visit to Thar Coal Block-II in Islamkot.
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